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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Development Polices & Site Allocations THE PREFERRED OPTIONS REPORT March 2007 IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHAT IS THIS REPORT? If you would like to speak to the Planning Policy This is the Preferred Options Report for the Team about the report, you can telephone us Council’s Development Polices and Site on 020 8314 7400. Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD). It contains policies that will be used to HOW CAN I COMMENT? assess planning applications for new We need your feedback on what you think of development and change of use. It also the preferred options presented in this report. contains policies for specific sites and • We want to know what you think? designates certain land for a specific land use • Can improvements be made? e.g. housing, employment etc. • What do you think of the draft policies? The report provides the detailed planning Comments must be in writing and sent to: policies and builds on the Council’s vision, • Planning Policy spatial strategy and core policies contained in London Borough of Lewisham the document called People, Places and 5th Floor, Laurence House Spaces, the LDFs Spatial (Core) Strategy. At 1 Catford Road, Catford, SE6 4RU; or this stage the policies represent the Council’s • E-mail your comments to: preferred approach it is considering adopting. [email protected] with ‘LDF Development Policies & Site Allocations WHY HAS IT BEEN PREPARED? Preferred Options’ as the subject. New planning legislation required the Council to produce a new set of planning policy The consultation period for the Preferred documents. Collectively these documents are Options Report ends on 13th July, 2007. It is known as the Local Development Framework or important that all comments are received by this LDF. This document is part of the LDF. date. This is to ensure the Council has plenty of time to consider what everyone has said and to WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE? move forward to the next stage. The preferred options reflect the findings from the Issues and Options consultation in 2005. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? This provided the issues, ideas and possible Once the Council has reviewed what the directions for the types of policies and community and stakeholders have said, we will proposals that could apply to development in prepare a final draft document. This will then be Lewisham. submitted to the Secretary of State and be subject to an independent review at an WHO CAN COMMENT ON THE REPORT? Examination in Public, before it can be adopted Everyone can comment. Copies of the report by the Council. are available from: • The Councils website (www.lewisham.gov.uk) PLEASE REMEMBER – ALL COMMENTS • The Planning Service AND RESPONSES SHOULD BE RECEIVED London Borough of Lewisham BY THE COUNCIL NO LATER THAN 5PM ON 5th Floor, Laurence House 13TH JULY 2007. 1 Catford Road Catford, SE6 4RU • All borough libraries CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND SITE ALLOCATIONS DOCUMENT.............................. 5 1.2 PREPARATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND SITE ALLOCATIONS DOCUMENT ............. 7 1.2.1 What Consultation Has Already Taken Place?................................................................................. 7 1.2.2 What Is The Current Consultation About?........................................................................................ 7 1.2.3 What Will Happen Next? .................................................................................................................. 7 1.3 STRUCTURE OF THIS DOCUMENT......................................................................................................... 8 2 PLANNING PROCESS ...................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 THE NEW PLANNING SYSTEM .............................................................................................................. 10 2.2 A FLEXIBLE PLAN ................................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS AND STRATEGIES....................................................................... 12 2.3.1 National Planning Policy................................................................................................................. 12 2.3.2 Regional Planning Policy................................................................................................................ 12 2.3.3 Economic Development.................................................................................................................. 13 2.3.4 Climate Change.............................................................................................................................. 13 2.3.5 Local Plans And Strategies ............................................................................................................ 13 2.4 SEA DIRECTIVE AND SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL ........................................................................... 15 3 DEVELOPMENT POLICIES............................................................................................................................... 17 3.1 HOMES FOR ALL (HOUSING) ................................................................................................................ 17 3.1.1 MIX OF HOUSING SIZE ................................................................................................................ 18 3.1.2 AFFORDABLE HOUSING.............................................................................................................. 20 3.1.3 CONVERSIONS............................................................................................................................. 25 3.1.4 SPECIAL NEEDS AND SPECIALIST HOUSING ........................................................................... 27 3.1.5 LIFETIME HOMES AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE HOMES .................................................. 29 3.1.6 GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITES ................................................................................................. 30 3.2 SUSTAINABLE MOVEMENT (TRANSPORT AND PARKING) ................................................................ 33 3.2.1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY................................................................................................. 34 3.2.2 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ROAD SAFETY........................................................................... 36 3.2.3 PARKING CONTROL..................................................................................................................... 38 3.2.4 PROMOTION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................ 50 3.3 RETAIL AND TOWN CENTRES .............................................................................................................. 53 3.3.1 ROLE AND FUNCTION.................................................................................................................. 54 3.3.2 VITALITY AND VIABILITY.............................................................................................................. 56 3.3.3 ACCESSIBILITY............................................................................................................................. 58 3.3.4 HIGH QUALITY ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN ........................................................................... 59 3.3.5 BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT ............................................................................................................. 60 3.3.6 LOCAL SHOPPING CENTRES AND PARADES ........................................................................... 69 3.3.7 OUT OF CENTRE PROPOSALS ................................................................................................... 71 3.3.8 POLICIES RELATING TO ALL TOWN CENTRES......................................................................... 73 3.4 OPEN SPACE AND BIODIVERSITY........................................................................................................ 75 3.4.1 PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF OPEN SPACE AND AVOIDING INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 75 3.4.2 DEALING WITH OPEN SPACE DEFICIENCIES ........................................................................... 79 3.4.3 OPEN SPACE PROVISION – QUALITY AND MAINTENANCE .................................................... 84 3.4.4 PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF NATURAL HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY .............. 86 3.4.5 PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENENT OF OPEN SPACE LINKS AND CORRIDORS ............. 88 3.5 SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................. 92 3.5.1 IMPROVING THE USE OF ENERGY ............................................................................................ 93 3.5.2 PROVIDING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY ................................................................................... 95 3.5.3 FLOOD RISK AND SUDS .............................................................................................................. 98 3.5.4 WATER .......................................................................................................................................